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J. 0. HOWE.

REVOLVER.

No. 353,948. Patented Dec. 7, 1886.

WITNESSES.

INVENTEI'R! UNrrnn STATES ATENT @rrrca.

JOHN G. HOlVE, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO SULLIVANFOREHAND, OF SAME PLACE.

REVOLVER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 353,948, dated December7, 1886.

(No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern."

Be it known that 1, JOHN C. HOWE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Worcester, in the county of \Vorcester and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inRevolving FireArms; and I do-hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, which, in connection withthe drawings making a part ofthis specification, will enable othersskilled in the art to which my invention belongs to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to revolving fire-arms, and to that class offire-arms in which the barrel portion,provided with a revolvingcylinder,

and a shell-extractor, and actuating-spring, of any usual and ordinaryconstruction, is hinged to the stock portion or handle of the fire-arm.By simply tilting the barrel portion upon the stock the shell extractoris automatically forced out to eject the shells, and returned to itsfirst position to allow of the reloading of the cylinder.

My invention consists in certain novel features of construction andoperation of the extractor lil'ter or disk located at the hinge of thetire-arm and adapted to automatically force out the shell-extractor bytilting the barrel portion upon the stock, and after the ex- 0 tractoris forced out to its farthest extent by tilting the barrel portion asfar as possible upon the stock, to cause the extractor and also theextractonlifter to be automatically returned to their first positions bymeans of the actuating-spring encircling the stem of the extractor inthe usual manner.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 represents a side elevation, partlyin section, of a well-known form of revolver with my inven- 0 tionapplied thereto, the barrel portion, shown in section, being partiallytilted on the stock preparatory to forcing out the shell-extractor. Fig.2 represents the barrel portion shown in Fig. 1, the stock being brokenoff, tilted to its 5 farthest extent on the stock, the shell-extractor,and extractor-lifter being returned to their first positions. Fig. 3represents a cross-section, taken on line as, Fig. 1, through the pointwhere the barrel portion is hinged to the stock,

looking in the direction of the arrow, same figure. Figs. 4 and 5represent the two parts of my improved extractor-lifter detached fromeach other.

In the accompanying drawings, the part marked A is the stock of arevolver of any ordinary construction, having a shoulder, a, formed uponits outer lower end.

B is the barrel portion, connected with the stock A by means of a hingedjoint ofthe usual construction, which allowsthebarrel portion B to betilted upon the stock A. Two cars, a a, formed upon the part B, extendbetween two ears, I) 0, formed upon the stock A, and a hinge pin orscrew, 0, extends through holes in said ears and screws into a threadedhole in one of the ears, b, on the stock A, allin the usual manner. Ashoulder, I), is formed upon the lower part of the barrel portion B.

Upon the barrel portion B is supported in any ordinary manner therevolving cylinder 0, provided with a shell-extractor, D, secured uponthe end of the stem (2, which is encircled by a spiral spring, e, withinthe cylinder 0, of the usual construction, for acting on the extractorD, to draw the extractor back into the cylinder 0 at the proper time,all in the usual manner.

My extractor-lifter E is located at the hingejoint, between the cars a aof the barrel portion B, and is held in place by and turns loosely uponthe hinge-screw c.

The extractor-lifter E consists of a circular metal disk provided with afinger, g, extending out from the edge thereof to engage with the innerend of the stem (1 ofthe extractor D, in the usual manner. A circulargroove, h, is cut or-countersunk in one side of the lifter E, as shownin Fig. 4, adapted to receive, and in which is fitted anactuating-spring, G. as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the top edge thereofbeing flush with the surface of the disk E. One end of the spring G isenlarged or provided with the projection t', which fits into an opening,j, cut in the disk E in such a manner that the outer end, 2', willproject out slightly beyond the edge of the disk, forced out by theaction of the-spring G, as shown in Fig. 1. The groove h is madesufficiently wide to allow of the projection t being forced in againstthe action of the spring G, so that the end i will be flush with theedge of the disk E. as shown in Fig. 2. A. hole, 70, extends through thecenter of the lifter E, through which the hinge-pin 0 extends, and uponwhich pin the extractor has its bearing, and turns when the barrelportion 13 is tilted upon the stock A.

The operation of my improved extractorlifter E is very simple, and willbe readily understood from the above description, in connection with thedrawings.

The extractor E, with the. spring G- fitted therein, having theprojecting end 13 extending out beyond the surface of the edge thereof,

is secured in the hinge-joint by means of the hinge-pin 0, as shown inFig. 1, with the finger g pressing against the end of the stem cl of theextractor D. By tilting the barrel portion B upon the stock A theprojecting end 2" of the enlarged end of the spring G will come incontact with the shoulder a on the stock A, (see Fig. 1,) thus holdingthe extractor-lifter E, and preventing it from turning on the hingepin0, causing the extractor D to be forced out by the finger g pressingagainst the stem d.

.By continuing to tilt the barrel portion B upon the stock A theshoulder 12 upon the barrel portionwill come in contact with the slopingsurface of the projecting end t" of the spring G, and force saidprojecting end within the openingj and groove'h, and out of contact withthe shoulder a on the stock A, thus allowing the litter E to turn uponthe pin 0, and automatically releasing the extractor D, which is thendrawn back into the cylinder 0 by means of the actuating-spring e, ofthe usual construction and operation. The backward movement of theextractor D and its stem (1 causes the lifter E to return to itsoriginal position, all as shown in Fig. 2.

It will be readily seen that my extractorlifter is very simple in itsconstruction and operation and not liable to get out of order,consisting simply of a circular disk provided with a finger and acircular groove or channel cut in one side thereof, and an opening atone edge thereof, extending between the edge and the circular groove, toreceive'the enlarged end of the spring G. The actuating-spring G, withone end enlarged, is easily made and readily inserted in the groove inthe disk E by compressing the spring slightly, the natural expansion ofthe spring holding it in place, and the enlarged end 1' thereof in theopening j, with the end a" projecting out beyond the edge of the disk tofurnish a bearing, against which the shoulder on the under side of thestock presses to prevent the disk from turning as the barrel is tilted,until at the proper time the shoulder on the barrel portion forces theprojecting end of the spring G within the edge of the disk andautomatically releases said disk and the shell-extractor, allowing thesame to be operated by the actuating-spring encircling the stern of theextractor D.

The projectioni or enlarged end of the spring G may be made separatetherefrom and connected therewith, or be made a part thereof, as shown.

Having thus described my inventiomwhat I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is d 1. The combiuation,with theshell-extractor of a fire-arm and its actuatingspring, of the pivotedextractor-lifter E, located at thejoint of the fire-arm, and anactuating-spring, G, contained Within the lifter and having one endenlarged and projecting beyond the edge thereof, and adapted to engagewith shoulders on the barrel portion and the stock to automaticallyoperate the shell-extractor by tilting the barrel upon its hinge, in themanner substantially as shown and described.

2. In a revolving fire-arm provided with a shell-extractor andactuatingspring, an extractor-lifter, E, located at the joint of thefire-arm and provided with a finger, g, a hole, It, and a circulargroove or countersink, h, in one side thereof, and an opening, j,connecting said groove with the edge of the lifter, and the actuatingspring G, contained Within the groove h and having one end enlarged, andextending through the openingj and projecting beyond the edge of thelifter at one point, substantially as shown'and described, and for thepurpose stated.

JOHN G. HOVE.

Witnesses:

JOHN G. DEWEY, FRED. W. SMITH.

